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Activision and Vivendi (Blizzard) merger
From the BBC this morning:
The companies behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft are merging in a deal which could shake up the global video games industry.
Activision and Blizzard have said they will form “the world’s most profitable games business” in a deal worth $18.8bn (ã9.15bn).
US-based Activision also makes hit console games such as the Tony Hawk series and Guitar Hero.
Nine million people pay a monthly subscription to play World of Warcraft.
Neither of these companies is incapable of making games on their own. Their track records proves that. They must be merging to compete with EA.